A powerful explosion and fire at the home of Josh Powell killed him and his two young sons Sunday, authorities said, more than two years after Powell's wife Susan vanished under suspicious circumstances.
Parents across the Yakima Valley are registering their children for preschool. You might not think about who comes in contact with your child in the classroom, but Action News learned that some preschools don't perform background checks on volunteers and aren't required to.
Home appliances cause an estimated 150,000 fires a year, resulting in 150 deaths and more than $500 million in property damage. A new Consumer Reports investigation has turned up disturbing findings. Although many of those fires are due to human error, a troubling number are caused by defective appliances.
A second teacher at an inner-city elementary school where a teacher is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children was arrested Friday on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom.
Action News is continuing to cover Prosser's High School principal who was placed on administrative leave, for allegedly helping his wife violate her parole.
On the surface, it was a courtroom battle over money. The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency sued Toppenish to make up payments it lost for years. The deeper issue is the agency's right to collect based on state law.
Thousands of dollars worth of parking tickets go uncollected every year here in Yakima. The city's trying to change that with a new electronic system. It makes it easier for you to pay while showing the evidence against you.